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Anaheim Mighty Ducks History

Anaheim Mighty Ducks

League
Championships None
Conference
Championships 1 - 2003 (Western)
Division
Championships None
Playoff
Appearances 3 - 1997, 1999, 2003

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, professional hockey team and one of five teams in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Named for the Walt Disney movie “The Mighty Ducks,” the team plays at an arena called Arrowhead Pond near Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and wears uniforms of purple, jade, silver, and white.

After the success of other professional hockey teams in California, such as the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks, Walt Disney Corporation petitioned the NHL for the rights to an expansion team and the franchise was awarded in 1992. In 1993 the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim joined the league with another expansion team, the Florida Panthers. The Ducks played respectably in their inaugural season under head coach Ron Wilson, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division and making a run for a playoff berth. The Ducks fell to last place in the Pacific Division in the strike-shortened 1994-95 season.

Left wing Paul Kariya emerged as one of the league’s best forwards in the 1995-96 season. He led the Ducks with 50 goals, was selected for the NHL All-Star First Team, and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the league’s most gentlemanly player. In the 1996-97 season the Ducks, under the scoring leadership of Kariya and right wing Teemu Selanne, made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. There they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings.

The Newest Look

MD. So. Cal Hockey has been established as a means to cultivate the pride for the Mighty Ducks and pride for Southern California Hockey. It gives area fans the chance to support an exciting Southern California hockey franchise- the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. During the design process for the sub-brand logo the club looked to build on the success of 2003-2004’s third jersey. In an effort to do so, the MD shoulder patch was incorporated and the club maintained the use of the Mighty Ducks crest by placing it on the puck that rests between So.Cal and Hockey. Thereby successfully merging Anaheim’s memorable past with its promising future.

The New Jersey Debuts

On September 29, 2003, for the third time Mighty Ducks history, the team introduced a Third Jersey. The new sweater represents pride, excellence, strength, excitement and aggressiveness, using black with dark plum, silver and white accenting as its color palate. The front crest of the Third Jersey bears the name of the team’s home city, Anaheim. The emphasis on Anaheim is to show the dedication and pride for the city and their fans. The Third Jersey gives a classic and distinguished look to the Mighty Ducks and the sweater’s dark colors represent the Mighty Ducks dedication to the game of hockey and to their strength and intensity on the ice.

How It All Began

On October 2, 1992, Walt Disney Pictures released the hit movie “The Mighty Ducks” and created a new wave of excitement among the nation’s youth and ice hockey. Starring Emilio Estevez and a band of kids who learn to play and win as a team, “The Mighty Ducks” grossed $51 million at the box office and served as the inspiration for the name fo the Walt Disney Company’s NHL club.

The official team colors and logo were unveiled on June 7, 1993, and Mighty Ducks merchandise was immediately propelled into on of the top sellers in all of professional sports.

Purple, jade, silver and white were chosen as the team’s colors while an attractive crest featuring a duck head-shaped hockey mask was chosen to give the club its own unique identity.

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